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BAFTA TV AWARDS® 3X nominee in 2008

Life on Mars

A fast-paced, suspenseful crime series with a twist. After a near-fatal car accident, smart, savvy, sharp-suited detective Sam is mysteriously transported back to 1973 - only four years after he was born. Confused by his new and outdated surroundings, Sam impatiently tries to return to the present, but the police force of long ago needs his help.
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Episode 1
    July 23, 2006
    52min
    TV-14
    DCI Sam Tyler's world is about to be turned upside down. Moments after his girlfriend and colleague, Maya, is kidnapped by a serial killer, Sam is knocked unconscious by a car and wakes up... in 1973.
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode 2
    July 30, 2006
    52min
    TV-14
    Sam's dogged pursuit of evidence brings him head to head with his DCI, Gene Hunt, who has a more flexible approach to the pursuit of justice.
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode 3
    January 23, 2006
    52min
    TV-14
    At the hospital in 2006, doctors worry that Sam is losing the will to live. Meanwhile, in 1973, as Sam is investigating a fatal stabbing at the converted mill which is his home in the future.
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  4. S1 E4 - Episode 4
    January 30, 2006
    52min
    TV-14
    Sam's belief in doing the right thing calls into question the ethos of his whole department, as he takes on local gangster Stephen Warren in an attempt to stamp out police corruption.
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  5. S1 E5 - Episode 5
    August 20, 2006
    52min
    TV-14
    The murder of a soccer fan near his local pub sends the team undercover on the eve of a big match.
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  6. S1 E6 - Episode 6
    August 27, 2006
    52min
    TV-14
    A hostage situation becomes personal for Sam when the hostage-taker's deadline coincides with the deadline the doctors have decided upon to switch off his life support machine in 2006.
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  7. S1 E7 - Episode 7
    February 20, 2006
    52min
    TV-14
    The death in custody of small-time drug dealer Billy Kemble pits Sam against the whole of CID as he tries to uncover the truth of what happened in the cells.
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  8. S1 E8 - Episode 8
    February 27, 2006
    52min
    TV-14
    As the team investigates a murder linked to a crime syndicate, Sam is finally accepting the world of 1973 and believes that he can deal with anything that it throws at him... until he comes face to face with his 29-year-old father, Vic.
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